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Laughter in My Soul

This short documentary profiles cartoonist, painter, humorist, publisher, iconographer, and teacher Jacob Maydanyk. Part of the first wave of Ukrainian immigrants who arrived in Canada between 1896-1914, Maydanyk was an imaginative artist who created the beloved comic strip character Shteef Tabachniuk, a hapless and endearing galoot who became a folk hero to Ukrainian immigrants. Laughter in My Soul is a tribute to the dignity and heroism of those early pioneers and to those whose spirit lives on, to those who had laughter in their souls.

Top Cast

  • John Colicos

    John Colicos

    Narrator

  • Myron Oryschuk

    Myron Oryschuk

    Character Voices

  • Doreen Brownstone

    Doreen Brownstone

    Character Voices

  • Brian Richardson

    Brian Richardson

    Character Voices

  • Cecil Semchyshyn

    Cecil Semchyshyn

    Character Voices

  • Lukia Skolney

    Lukia Skolney

    Character Voices

  • Jacob Maydanyk

    Jacob Maydanyk

    Self (uncredited)

Overview

This short documentary profiles cartoonist, painter, humorist, publisher, iconographer, and teacher Jacob Maydanyk. Part of the first wave of Ukrainian immigrants who arrived in Canada between 1896-1914, Maydanyk was an imaginative artist who created the beloved comic strip character Shteef Tabachniuk, a hapless and endearing galoot who became a folk hero to Ukrainian immigrants. Laughter in My Soul is a tribute to the dignity and heroism of those early pioneers and to those whose spirit lives on, to those who had laughter in their souls.

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